The Brutal Reality of Military Life & PTSD with Tim McOwan

Current data shows that as many as 11% of Australians will suffer from PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder at some time in their life. That figure balloons to 18% for former Australian Defence Force members. But dealing with the effects of PTSD can often feel isolating and overwhelming, and many d…

Ben Pettingill on Embracing Change & Thriving With A Disability

When Ben Pettingill was just 16 years old, he lost 98% of his eyesight overnight thanks to a hereditary disease that had laid dormant up until that point. His resilience was quickly tested when Ben was forced to comprehend a new reality without his sight. Not allowing his disability to get in the …

The Art Of Crisis Management with Sue Cato

Crisis management is one of the elements of resilience. How a person or business handles a scandal or disaster can make or break their future. In the case of QF32, not one passenger spoke ill of Qantas, myself or the crew in the aftermath.   In this episode, I speak with one of Australia's most re…

Resilience in the Aviation Industry with Steve Wright

Steve Wright is an experience military and commercial pilot, who spent many years specialising in human factors and safety management with Qantas. It's a role that saw him teaching and testing the next generation of pilots in aviation best practice, developing and facilitating the courses to get th…

Inverting The Logic: Tim Duggan on Working Backwards

Well known in the Australian media industry as the co-founder of independent publisher Junkee Media, Tim Duggan knows about the monotony of corporate life. After selling off and leaving the business, Tim reflected on the way we work, finding that too many of us are overworked, disengaged and appreh…

Former Prime Minister John Howard On Leadership & Tough Decisions

John Howard is Australia's second-longest serving Prime Minister, responsible for revolutionary gun law reform and the introduction of the controversial goods and services tax (GST). From humble beginnings working for free at his father's petrol station, Mr Howard became a lawyer before moving into…

Kate Gannon On Risk Management

Risk is one of the elements of resilience, and managing risk is a key way to improve resilience. In this episode, Richard sits down with founder of ResilienceSOS and 2025 Risk Consultant of the Year Kate Gannon to talk about why risk management is so crucial to corporate resilience, and how she's c…

The State Of Aviation with MentourPilot's Petter Hörnfeldt

Swedish-born Petter Hörnfeldt was bitten by the aviation bug as a teenager, eventually securing his place in a government sponsored training course at just 17. Following his military service, Petter was soon in the cockpit of the mighty Boeing 737-800, eventually clocking up more than 10,000 hours …

Red Brick Thinking with Donna McGeorge & Emotional Intelligence with Amy Jacobson

In this episode of Fly, Richards with thought leaders in two critical areas of resilience. Donna McGeorge is an expert in productivity and high-performance. Her latest book, 'Red Brick Thinking' helps readers break through the clutter of everyday life to be more critical with their decision-making.…

Tim Jack Adams: Recharging Your Battery

In a world that's always vying for our attention and connections are harder to find, it's easy for our internal battery to quickly drain. After a friend took his life, Tim Jack Adams was determined to go back to the drawing board and rethink how we communicate about mental health. The result was Gr…